(2)读写任务：（共25分）
阅读下面的短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet hurt. The loaded plates I carried seemed to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged. I didn’t seem able to do anything right. As I wrote out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream order a dozen times, I was ready to quit. Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done”, he said, “you’re looking after us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness disappeared. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day. I said, “Fine!” Those few words of praise had changed everything. Praise is like sunshine to the human spirit; no flower can grow without it. And yet, most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold wind of criticism; we are unwilling to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why when one word of praise can bring such benefit?
In fact, to give praise costs the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort but will reward both the giver and the recipient with a happy day. Let’s learn to give credit (赞扬) to people around us.
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以约30个词概括短文的要点
以120个词就“The Power of Praise”这个主题发表你的看法；并包括如下要点：
1) 在你周围，人们对赞美的看法和做法；
2) 你的观点如何？你怎么做？举例说明赞美的力量。
[写作要求]
可以使用自己的经历或听到的故事，可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文的句子；
标题已经给出
[评分标准]
概括准确、语言规范、内容合适。篇章连贯
书面表达（共1题；满分15分）
Man: Happy Earth Day
Earth: Thank you, but only on April 22nd may people think of me.
上面是人类和地球的一个简短的对白。请根据对白，结合实际，以“Making Every Day Earth Day”为题写一篇短文，词数100左右。
提示：
1.地球的现状和存在的问题；
2.人们在“地球日”这天用什么行动关爱地球；
3.号召人们把每一天都当做地球日，天天关爱地球。
第二节写作（满分30分）
一项针对中学生课外阅读的调查显示：近半数中学生没有课外阅读习惯，阅读名著的人越来越少。请结合这一现象，根据以下要点，用英语写一篇短文：
1．分析不读名著的原因；
2．阐明阅读名著的重要性；
3．呼吁同学们阅读名著。
注意：1．词数120—150；
2．可适当增加细节；
3．参考词汇：名著masterpiece
第三节书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter给你发来E-mail寻求帮助。请根据E-mail内容、写作要点和写作要求回信。
Dear Li Hua,
My mom and dad have a rule for their kids: You get all A’s in your exams or you’re out．I’m only 18, I do my homework and try my best, but I feel the pressure from them and I worry about what it’s doing to me．I wonder what it is like in your family．What should I do?
Yours
Peter
写作要点：
告诉Peter你的情况（不能出现真实姓名、学校、家庭地址等信息）；
给Peter提出解决问题的具体建议。
写作要求：
词数100以上（不含写好的部分）；
内容充实，结构完整，语意连贯；
书写清晰、工整。
Dear Peter,
I’m surprised this kind of thing should happen in your country…
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第二节：书面表达（共1题；满分25分）
2010年4月14日7时45分许，青海省玉树县发生了里氏7.1级地震。1700多人遇难，1万2千多人受伤，12所学校垮塌，孩子们无法上学学习。为了帮助孩子们尽早回归学校开始正常的学习生活，你校学生会在下周一的升旗仪式上号召同学捐款、捐书、捐学习用具等。假设你是学生会主席李华，在下周一的升旗仪式上你将代表学生会向同学们发出口头倡议，号召大家积极募捐，以实际行动帮助灾区同学渡过难关。要点如下：
简单介绍灾区的受灾情况；
募捐的理由；
募捐的要求。
注意：
适当增加细节以使行文连贯；
词数：100个左右。
开头已写好，不计入总词数。
Dear schoolmates,
Good morning.
As we know, about 7:49a.m. on April 14, 2010, a Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Yushu County of Qinghai Province.
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第二节：短文写作（共1题，满分25分）
假如你叫陈宇，你的英国笔友Mike在上次来信中谈到了低碳生活这个话题。最近几个月校倡导学生过低碳生活、过节约生活、做有责任感的公民，引导学生从出行、购物、用水、家电和餐具使用方面反省自己的生活方式。请你用英文给Mike回信。
回信要点如下：
1．你对低碳生活的理解
2．你校开展的活动
3．你最近生活方式的改变（至少选取三个方面）
注意：
1．词数为100左右；
2．参考词汇低碳生活 – low – carbon life (style)
3．信的开头和结尾已为你写好（不计入你所写词数）
Dear Mike,
How are things going? In your last letter you talked about low carbon life. Now I’d like to share my understanding of it and my experience in the past few months.
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I’m really glad to communicate with you about this topic.
Yours
Chen Yu